Statue at Forbidden City

June 30th 2008
We finally arrived in Beijing after all our trouble in Hong Kong getting our Chinese visa. We were actually quite anxious at times getting through immigration as the documentation we had used to get our visa didn’t match up with the route we had come in but luckily no one checked. We had actually wanted to fly directly to Mongolia but couldn’t as part of our round-the-world ticket conditions s ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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Rich & Jess

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Well we went away at Xmas 2006 for 6 weeks and went to New Zealand, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Sydney. We now have the travel bug so are hoping to go away early 2008. Where and How long for are unknown, but anywhere and everywhere we can afford. 3rd March 2008: start in Turkey for a week to visit Jess’ friend Rebecca. Then we are flying back to London (due to ticket restrictions) Depart London for Amman on the 11th March 08, going to Petra, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum then catching the Catamaran to Egypt, couple of buses and boats, and pyramids later we fly out of Cairo on t... full info

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